Thousands of anti-government protesters disrupted Hong Kong International Airport.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.
World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world's population is running out of water.
French inventor Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on a hoverboard.
Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' single reached a new record for the longest time on the Billboard charts after spending 17 weeks at number one.
Meghan Markle became the first-ever guest editor for UK Vogue.
The UK had its hottest day on record.
An asteroid, dubbed 'City Killer,' came closer to Earth than the moon and was almost undetected.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' became the most financially successful movie of all time.
Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.
Japanese whaling ships officially resumed activities after a thirty-one-year hiatus.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Austria.
